By ADAM DAIGLE l Acadiana Business Editor Welcome to your Monday edition of your Acadiana Business Newsletter. Let's just get to the headlines. More than one in four of Louisiana’s rural hospitals are in precarious financial position and face the possibility of closure, according to a new report from a national health care consulting firm. Between 26% and 30% of Louisiana’s rural hospitals fall into the “vulnerable to closure” category, according to the report from Chartis. The consultants said the threat of closure illustrates a critical weakening of the health care in non-urban areas where the need is often the most acute and many already face high hurdles to get care. Read the full story here. Have a great day. Thank you for reading. |